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Israel’s High Court sides with egalitarian prayer advocates in long-running Western Wall dispute

JL;DR SUMMARY In a landmark ruling, Israel's Supreme Court has mandated the government and Jerusalem Municipality to proceed with enhancements to the egalitarian prayer area at the Western Wall. A way out west there was a fella, fella I want to tell you about, fella by the name of Jeff Lebowski. At least, that was the handle his lovin' parents gave him, but he never had much use for it himself. This Lebowski, he called himself the Dude. Now, Dude, that's a name no one would self-apply where I come from. But then, there was a lot about the Dude that didn't make a whole lot of sense to me. And a lot about where he lived, likewise. But then again, maybe that's why I found the place s'durned innarestin'.

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Benjamin NetanyahuWestern WallIsraeli Supreme CourtIsrael Antiquities AuthorityReform JudaismIsraeli PoliticsConservative JudaismReligious PluralismWomen Of The WallEgalitarian Prayer

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Jerusalem, Israel
"In a decision issued Thursday, an expanded seven-justice panel of the High Court of Justice ordered the national government and the Jerusalem Municipality to move forward with building permits needed for repairs and infrastructure improvements at the Ezrat Israel prayer platform, the area designated for mixed-gender and non-Orthodox worship south of the main Western Wall plaza."
Los Angeles, California, United States
"Asaf Elia-Shalev is a senior reporter with JTA and is based in Los Angeles."

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